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They’ve arrived

I have been thinking about getting some French Char 2c tanks for a while now for my French Flames of War forces.

After Agence Rol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Char 2C was developed during the Great War, but did not enter operational service until after the war. It was a heavy tank landship designed for the trenches of the First World War. By 1921 , ten tanks were built, and were operational during the start of World War Two. After Germany broke through French defences in June 1940, they were sent away from the front to save them. They were unable to reach safety and deliberately destroyed to prevent capture.

I did think about getting some resin models, even a 3D printed version. However in December 2024 Battlefront announced that they were releasing models of the Char 2C. They were delayed for a while.

So, of course I pre-ordered a box, who wouldn’t.

You get three models in the box, these are resin kits with metal parts.

These are lovely crisp castings and really look the part. You also realise how large they are, well they were super heavy for their time, even if later in the second world was there were even larger and heavier tanks.

The next step will be to wash the resin and then give them an undercoat.

Basecoating the Goliath Truck

I managed to get a copies of issues #69 and #70 of Combat Patrol which came with the sprues for a Goliath Rockgrinder. Good value at £19.98 compared to the list price for the Goliath Rockgrinder which is £42.50.

I decided I would  build this as a Goliath Truck rather than the Rockgrinder. I finished constructing the Goliath Truck and started on the crew.

I gave the truck a white undercoat. My plan was to then spray the underneath with a dark yellow spray, and then the top of the model with a yellow spray. I was planning to do an industrial vehicle look. After I did the dark yellow, I realised I had no yellow spray left. Rather than wait until I could get some new yellow spray paint (my local FLGS had none in stock) I used another can of paint I had on the workbench. This was a dark red colour.

I am thinking that I might try and achieve the effect that GW used on their Necromunda Chronos Pattern Ironcrawler.

I kept the wheels of the truck and gave them a black base coat.

The main weapon I sprayed with Leadbelcher.

Quite pleased with progress.

Goliath Truck Crew

I managed to get a copies of issues #69 and #70 of Combat Patrol which came with the sprues for a Goliath Rockgrinder. Good value at £19.98 compared to the list price for the Goliath Rockgrinder which is £42.50.

I decided I would  build this as a Goliath Truck rather than the Rockgrinder. I finished constructing the Goliath Truck.

I assembled three of the truck crew. I decided against having the cupola gunner and assembled the truck with a closed hatch.

I tempoarirly glued them to two pence pieces for ease of painting.

As this model will be supporting my Tallarn infantry, I wanted the crew to fit in. I had bought some Desert Dwellers Heads from Max mini as you can’t get official Tallarn heads from GW.

One of the models had an respirator, so I retained the original head part for that model.

I gave all three models a white undercoat.

The next stage will be using Snakebite Leather Contrast paint as I did with my other Tallarn models.

Finished construction of the Goliath Truck

I managed to get a copies of issues #69 and #70 of Combat Patrol which came with the sprues for a Goliath Rockgrinder. Good value at £19.98 compared to the list price for the Goliath Rockgrinder which is £42.50.

I decided I would  build this as a Goliath Truck rather than the Rockgrinder.

I finished constructing the Goliath Truck.

I did not attach the wheels or the main weapon, as these will be painted separately.

The next stage will be an undercoat.

More progress with the Goliath Truck

I managed to get a copies of issues #69 and #70 of Combat Patrol which came with the sprues for a Goliath Rockgrinder. Good value at £19.98 compared to the list price for the Goliath Rockgrinder which is £42.50.

I decided I would  build this as a Goliath Truck rather than the Rockgrinder.

I was continuing the build from previously.

I was adding the railings to the vehicle and the one of the main weapons.

Continuing with the Goliath Truck

I managed to get a copies of issues #69 and #70 of Combat Patrol which came with the sprues for a Goliath Rockgrinder. Good value at £19.98 compared to the list price for the Goliath Rockgrinder which is £42.50.

I decided I would  build this as a Goliath Truck rather than the Rockgrinder.

Though a Genestealer Cults vehicle I am guessing that it can be used by the Imperial Guard or other forces, as it is for intents and purposes an Imperial mining vehicle which has been commandeered by the cultists.

There are two sprues for this model. I have made further progress on the model.

The instructions that came with Combat Patrol are for the Rockgrinder, so I had to go online and find the instructions for the Goliath. The main differences are the front grinder, which I won’t be attaching, and the rear compartment, which is open on the Goliath truck.

Constructing the Goliath Truck

I managed to get a copies of issues #69 and #70 of Combat Patrol which came with the sprues for a Goliath Rockgrinder. Good value at £19.98 compared to the list price for the Goliath Rockgrinder which is £42.50.

I decided I would  build this as a Goliath Truck rather than the Rockgrinder.

Though a Genestealer Cults vehicle I am guessing that it can be used by the Imperial Guard or other forces, as it is for intents and purposes an Imperial mining vehicle which has been commandeered by the cultists.

There are two sprues for this model.

It certainly is an interesting kit to put together and there are quite a few parts.

Base coating the TOG I Tank Platoon

The TOG 1 was designed in the expectation that battlefields of the war might end up like those of the Great War. Its specifications required it to be able to cross any sort of churned-up countryside and trenches. Armed with a 2-pdr gun and machine-guns.

These are 15mm scale models for Flames of War. In the box are three models. These are resin castings, each model consists of a pair of resin tracks, resin hull, and a resin turret. Also in the box are metal weapons and plastic crew.

After washing the resin pieces I assembled the models. I then gave the models a white undercoat. The next stage was the base coat. I had thought about going down different routes with this. However, in the end I used some Army Painter Army Green Spray.

The next stage will be painting the tracks, or might add some camouflage.

Undercoating the TOG I Tank Platoon

I ordered the TOG I Tank Platoon for Flames of War.

The TOG 1 was designed in the expectation that battlefields of the war might end up like those of the Great War. Its specifications required it to be able to cross any sort of churned-up countryside and trenches. Armed with a 2-pdr gun and machine-guns.

In the box are three models. These are resin castings, each model consists of a pair of resin tracks, resin hull, and a resin turret. Also in the box are metal weapons and plastic crew.

After washing the resin pieces I assembled the models. I then gave the models a white undercoat.

The next stage will be a green base coat.

Construction of the TOG I Tank Platoon

I ordered the TOG I Tank Platoon for Flames of War.

The TOG 1 was designed in the expectation that battlefields of the war might end up like those of the Great War. Its specifications required it to be able to cross any sort of churned-up countryside and trenches. Armed with a 2-pdr gun and machine-guns.

In the box are three models. These are resin castings, each model consists of a pair of resin tracks, resin hull, and a resin turret. Also in the box are metal weapons and plastic crew.

After washing the resin pieces I assembled the models. Each tank is made up of of four resin pieces, two tracks, the main hull, and the turret. Then the metal parts were added, two hatches, the turret weapon and a barrel for the main hull weapon.

TOG 1 Tank

They have a similar look to the French Char B1.

TOG 1 Tank

I decided against adding crew models to the tanks. Here are all three models.

TOG 1 Tanks

The next stage will be a white undercoat.